Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Louis broker, Tell dead IN MS ONCE lew
days ago.
Plans have been received at Jefferson
City for the Capitol improvements, and
the award has been made to j. B. Legg,
of st Louis.
The Eugene Ruye murder mystery in
Vernon County has been solved by the
arrest of John Jones, who confesses the
crime.
John Campbell, a carpenter, died at the
st. Louis City Hospital a few days ago
from injuries received by being struck
with a club April 10.
Mrs. Frances Young, mother of Mrs.
Joseph Andriano and G. W. Young, and
one of the best-known ladies in ST. Joseph,
was buried few days ago. She was
hfty-seven years of age.
Colonel Kersey Coates, one of the most
prominent capitalists of Kansas City, died
a few days ago of blood poisoning. He
had been ill for several months.
DR.. John L. Fitzporter, of St Louis, was
recently sentenced to the penitentiary for
four years for manslaughter, in accord
ance with the verdict of the jury before
which he was tried. His attorneys filed
their bill of exceptions and he was
granted an appeal He is out on a bond
of $4,000.
Samuel Ellington, convicted Of robbing
the mails at Kansas City, when asked by
the Judge what he had to say before SEN
tence was pronounced, replied that he
wanted long term, as he was a danger
Gus man and if he got out soon would kill
all the witnesses. The Judge accommo-
dated him with twelve years In the peni-
Tertiary.
Jules Gamache of st. Louis, while
amusing his children few evenings since
with some knife tricks, drove the knife
into the side of his left leg partially sew
ering an artery. He began bleeding pro-
fusely and in few minutes had nearly
bled to death. A doctor was called who
stopped the flow of blood, SUNNI oned an
ambulance and sent the man to the hos
pital.
to May 49,
Another large batch of Bald Knobbers
have been indicted.
Appl icants for the office of State mine
inspector must present their applications
to the examining board at Jefferson City
on Wednesday, June l.
Governor Marmaduke has appointed
John G. Hope recorder of voters for Kan
sas City. The appointment had been ex
pected for several weeks, it being an open
secret that Mr.. Hope would be the man.
Mr.. John F. Cahill, of st. Louis, having
been appointed a member of the board OF
promotion for the projected centennial
celebration and the worlds exposition at
Washington, accepts the honor in a hand
some letter to Secretary Ander son, heart
lily indorsing the objects in view and pre-
dieting great practical results to the
countries participating in the proposed
exhibition.
Tie following Missouri inven tors have
been awarded patents recently: Frank D.
Guild, Lebanon, door check; James Har-
per, Chamois, drain plow; James Fl, and
S. w. Humphrey, Platte City, hay gath
erer; Albert J. Kletzker, st. Louis, book
cover; Samuel w. Knott, assignor of one
half to L. A. Brown, st. Louis, combined
seat and bed; Rufus G. Marcy, Kansas
City, pipe litter: Charles E. Smith and l..
C. Kendall, frankfort, device for releas-
ing animals; Luther Stouffer, ST. Joseph,
vehicle gear.
st. Louis has human freak in the
shape of a four-months-old girl baby
whose body is covered with about a hun
dred and fifty dark brown spots, ranging
from the size of silver dollar up, with a
grain something like morocco leather,
and each spot covered with hair about an
inch long.
Captain Nathaniel 81. Hickm an, one OF
the oldest river men in the West, died at
his resid ence in st. Eouis a few days ago,
after short illness. He was a native of
Shelbyville, KY, where he was born in
1851. and had spent the greater part of his
life on the river.
United States Marshal Couzns is seri.
ously i'll at his home in st. Louis, the re-
suit of severe fall sustained few
weeks ago.
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Coates at Kansas City was probably the
largest ever seen in that place, every
available carriage in the city being in the
procession. Rev. DIR. d. N. Utter, of the
Church of the Messiah, Chicago, conduct
e1 the services. The pail was borne by
colored men at their request, while the
honorary bearers were Wallace Pratt, L.
B. Bullene, Major Warner, NJ. Dively,
Colonel I. S. Case, Judge Brumback, Geo.
H. Nettleton, G. G. Hopkins, J. M. Nave,
Howard NJ. Holden, A. W. Armour and c.
F. Morse. All the city officials, directors
of the Board of Trade and Interstate
Fair and noted citizens were present.
William j. Ayers, commission mer-
chant of Kansas City, ommltted suicide
a few days ago on account of financial
troubles. He was badly caught in wheat
corner last winter, losing some $50, 600,
and it is limited that he had become in
volved IN some irregular transactions.
Judge Henry is gradually recovering
from the pistol-shot wound inflicted dur
ing the recent fracas by Auditor Walker
at jefferson City. Walker is recovering
from the effects of the Gaming he received
at the hands of Judge Henry.
An unknown man was thrown from the
Hannibal & st. Joseph bridge into the
river below at Kansas City few nights
and was drowned before assistance could
reach him. The police and bridge author.
tiles have been inves tigating the matter.
but have made no discoveries.
For the recent Booth season at Kansas
City the ticket spectators succeeded in
getting control of large share of the
seats, for which they endeavored to ex
tort exorbitant premiums. They were
successful to some extent, but in some
cases, it is pleasure to note, they got
badly stuck.
Governor Marmaduke has appointed
Thos. Maupin. John Donovan. Jr., and
Bernard Patton board of police commits
sioners for the city of st. Joseph, to serve
respectively one, two and three years in
the order named. The appointments are
said to give good satisfaction to the peo-
pie of st. Joseph.
Have you seen the sea serpents
Nathan Partlow, who was tried at st.
Joseph on the charge of numbering VIM.
Taylor, was acquitted. The deed was
committed on Christmas Day, 1884, since
which time Partlow has been in jail. He
has had four trials. and last October was
sent to the penitentiary for ten years.
His case was reversed by the Supreme
Court and he was taken back for trial.
Three st. Louis hoodlums made an un-
provoked assault upon a couple of Adams
Express drivers few days ago. One Of
them, Christ Ennis, was so badly cut in